Health & Wellness

A recent Pulse Asia survey revealed that “staying healthy and avoiding illnesses” is still the top personal concern of Filipinos across all regions and socioeconomic classes. 

We all have heard of stem cells and stem cell therapy and how it could be the next big thing in the field of medicine. But what are stem cells exactly, and what can they do in the field of medicine? 

By Leilani S. Junio / Philippines News Agency The Department of Health (DOH) reported last week that the number of Zika cases in the Philippines has risen to 39 after four new cases were confirmed.

In our haste to come up with the best Christmas gift this year, we tend to forget that ev­ery person’s well-being will al­ways be on top of the list, thus, a gift of wellness is something that will be well-received.

Moscow—After examining existing research on the links between depression and active use of social networks, experts have concluded that Facebook has a negative impact on psychological health.

Melbourne—Aus­tralian research­ers have discov­ered a way to genetically engineer rice that would give significant health benefits to more than half the world’s population.

Nearly four years after intro­ducing the Z benefits for stan­dard-risk acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) in children, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is increasing their package rates to ensure that the mandatory services covering the entire treatment phases for three years are pro­vided to the patient.

Healthway Medical, the Philippines’s most trusted and preferred network of mall-based clinics, recently introduced Pri­meCheQ, an executive checkup package tailored for senior citizens.

Nutramedica Inc. President and CEO Sheila Mae Velilla earned the Outstanding Achievement in Entrepreneurship–Medium Scale prize at the 37th Agora Awards, held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) on October 26.

By Leilani S. Junio  / Philippines News Agency  The construction of a Chinese-funded, 10,000-bed mega drug treatment and rehabilitation center for drug dependents in Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ejica province is almost done and will become fully operational by early November, the Department of Health (DOH) said last week.